Support for box-lids



J. M. WADDELL.

SUPPORT FOR BOX LIDS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11. 1921.

1,3993830, Patented. Dec. 13, 1921..

attorney warren s'r'r JOHN M. WADDELL, OF 'GREENFIELD, OHIO.

SUPPORT r03 Box-ups.

a Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

- Application filed June 17,1921i 'seria1-No.47s,429.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN M. l/VADDELL, acitizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Greenfield,in the county of Highland and State of Ohio, have in vented a new anduseful Improvement in a Support for Box-Lids, of which the following isa specification.

An object of my invention is to provide means to support box lids,especially the lids of cigar boxes, at an angle to the body of the box.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for the purposestated that will not interfere with the positioning ofboxes adjacent oneanother.

Another object is to provide means for the purposes stated that issimple in construotion, application and inexpensive.

Another object is to provide means for the purposes stated that may alsobe used to support price tags, or similar articles, in such relation tothe box as to be on display.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein anddisclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a cigar box, parts being broken away, having adevice embodying my invention mounted thereupon.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a support embodying myinvention.

Fig. 3 is a development of a support shown in Fig. 2.

The support of my invention comprises a substantially cylindrical tubeA, preferably of a material such as spring brass, having a slot aextending longitudinally therethrough. The slot a is substantiallyparallel with the axis of the tube. The'slot 0; is enlarged at its lowerend, whereby a shoulder a is formed intermediate the upper end a and thelower end a of the tube. A second slot a is formed in the lower end ofthetube and is spaced from the enlarged'portion of the slot a by a stripa formed between the slots. A shoulder a bounds part of the uppermostend of the slot a and is disposed from the lower end a of the tube at adistance substantially equal to that at which the shoulder a is spacedfrom the lower end a of the tube. Beyond the shoulder a the, slot 0textends upwardly or longitudinally of the tube to a short distance so asto form a shoulder a. From the shoulder a the side wall a bounding theslot a extends uninterruptedly' to the bottom or lower end a of thetube. is rounded adjacent the reduced portion of the slot at as-shown ata The corner a anda formed upon the stripa extending between the slotsat and a are slightly rounded. The corner a is also rounded. article isapplied as follows; A V

'Thelid b of the box B is moved to a position so that the lid extends atsubstantially right angles to the normally closed position ofthe lid.The tube'A' is then mounted upon the forward or upper end of the lid inrelation thereto'subst'antially as shown in Fig; 1, except that in thereferred to view the tube is disposed'atlthe lower or rear end of thelid, the lid extending through the longitudinal slot a in the tube.

The tube is then moved downwardly until A per edge of the back 79 of thebox. In,

cigar boxes the lid, when raised to the position described, assumes aposition parallel withand disposed immediately behind the. rear or outersurface of therear wallb' of The shoulder a I The-' will assume aposition 1nthe box. The tube serves to retain the lid b in this parallelrelation with the back b of the box. 7

When lids, such as b, are disposed at a position in front of the rearwall I) of the box, the slots in the tube may be varied so as toaccommodate this modification. In like manner the slots may be varied toac-' commodate a box in which the lid, when in' its upright or extendedposition, is disposed in alinement with the back I) of the box. Asuitable display card such as Cmay be retained in engagement upontheforwardly exposed surfaceof the lid b by inserting the card between theedge a." of the tube and the lid b. Y

What I claim is: 1. A box lid retainer comprising a tube. having a slotsubstantially parallel withthe axis of the tube and through which a boxlid and a portion of the box wall mounting the lid may extend, andhavinga second. slot through which the said box wall only may supportingthe lid the tube having a sec- 10 extend. 0nd slot and a shoulderextending into the 2. A box lid retainer comprising a tube second slot,the second slot permitting the having a slot substantially parallel withthe said box 'wall to extend into the tube and axis of the tube, ashoulder formed upon abut upon the second mentioned shoulder. the tubeextending into the said slot, the slot In testimony whereof, I havehereunto 15 being adapted to permit the lid of a box to subscribed myname this lth day of June, be inserted into the tube and the shoulder1921. 7 being adapted to engage upon the box wall JOHN M. WADDELL.

